London shooting
London police shot a man who was wearing heavy coat. According to the radio, witnesses report they chased the man and he fell. Police then held him down and then someone shot him. Could be bad. If he was actually a bomber, good. However, if he was just some smart-ass in a heavy coat, this could be some bad joo-joo.
Regarding yesterday’s bombs, I think Mike may have the most accurate take on it:
Details are still a bit fuzzy, but it’s clear now that four would-be suicide bombers attacked three trains and a bus in London today. None of their devices worked as planned; apparently they detonated but each produced only a small blast, just large enough to tear apart the backpacks they were hidden in and to break a few windows on the bus. Only a handful people were injured.
I’ll go out on a limb here and assume that is was the detonators which exploded, but that the main charges failed to go off.
I am very distressed that so many people have been quick to dismiss this as the work of amateurs or copycats. To be blunt, that’s just nonsense. These guys are arguably more capable and even better organized than the 7/7 bombers just two weeks ago. And all of them are reportedly still at large.
Read the whole thing.
